Problem just started w/ Canopus ADVC-100 after Print To Tape - help

CodePoet wrote on 12/6/2002, 11:40 PM

I've been using the Caopus ADVC-100 for a month or so capturing things wonderfully. Today I tried the print to tape option to display on an external TV. That worked, though I noticed the video was stuttering. When I go to capture now, I get the same thing - stuttering video. What's happened? After a capture session, Vegas reports no dropped frames, but is capturing well under 30fps @ only about a 1M/sec rate. The preview also stutters when looking @ the capture device through explorer in XP (so it's outside of Vegas).

I plugged in my old Dazzle DV Bridge and get no stuttering, so I don't think it's a firewire issue or a performance issue. Nothing else changed on the PC other than the trying of the Print To Tape option, to my knowledge.

If anyone has any thoughts, I'd love to know. I know others have had similar problems. I was so happy with the Canopus but something's happened. It would be strange for it develop a problem after working so well. Thanks in advance.

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CodePoet wrote on 12/7/2002, 8:19 AM

Thanks for any ideas.

SonyEPM wrote on 12/7/2002, 8:44 AM

bad power supply maybe?

CodePoet wrote on 12/7/2002, 9:07 AM

I don't know - don't know how to check that - I was wondering if others had trouble after doing a Print To Tape - seems like some have struggled w/ Vegas and the Canopus box.

prairiedogpics wrote on 12/7/2002, 4:58 PM

I use theADVC-100 on an XP Pro, PIII 866 MHz, 512 MB ram, machine. (40 gig 7200 rpm system drive, 60 gig 7200 rpm media/capture drive). I've had no problems with capturing or previewing to a TV (with video in) or printing to tape. I make sure no other applications/systems are running, of course (including screensavers). The only stutters I get are with transitions/fx on the timeline.

Dan

JJKizak wrote on 12/7/2002, 5:21 PM

I use the Canopus ADVC 100 and most of the time it works OK. Sometimes
on the boot of the computers it will not change to digital when I push the
switch. I pull out the power supply lead for one minute and then plug it back
in and it restores itself. I do notice that over a period of hours of operation
it will overheat and loose its program. I restore it as described above.
I believe if it will not restore to call and get another one as I suspect
that they have a heating problem.

James J. Kizak

CodePoet wrote on 12/8/2002, 12:15 AM

Got it fixed - it was due to the source videotape - apparently something on it that the ADVC didn't like. Other tapes work ok. Thanks for the ideas.